Spring nocturnal migration of Reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus: Departure, landing and body condition

Ibis

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Bolshakov, Casimir ^a   Bulyuk, Victor ^a   Chernetsov, Nikita ^a  

^a Zoological Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; STOPOVER;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; AVES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0037242243     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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